DPP: developing patient partnerships.
NOP World surveyed 982 adults, aged 15+, between 1-3 October 2004, using a nationally representative telephone omnibus survey. Data was weighted to bring it in line with national profiles. NOP World Health’s ‘GP Net’ Service conducted an online survey of 100 NHS GPs during October 2004.
71% of people would like to discuss complementary medicine with their GP or pharmacist | |||
| Scotland 65% | Wales and West 72% | ||
| North East 64% | East Anglia 71% | ||
| Lancashire 69% | London 69% | ||
| Yorkshire 76% | Southern 66% | ||
| Midlands 79% | South West 66% | ||
38% agree they feel that most GPs disapprove of complementary medicine | |||
| Scotland 42% | Wales and West 26% | ||
| North East 39% | East Anglia 35% | ||
| Lancashire 41% | London 40% | ||
| Yorkshire 37% | Southern 40% | ||
| Midlands 39% | South West 33% | ||
40% of people are unaware of the dangers of mixing natural remedies with other medicines | |||
| Scotland 41% | Wales and West 43% | ||
| North East 48% | East Anglia 40% | ||
| Lancashire 33% | London 41% | ||
| Yorkshire 45% | Southern 33% | ||
| Midlands 40% | South West 37% | ||
66% of people are unclear about which complementary medicines are safe | |||
| Scotland 62% | Wales and West 60% | ||
| North East 74% | East Anglia 50% | ||
| Lancashire 63% | London 68% | ||
| Yorkshire 69% | Southern 69% | ||
| Midlands 77% | South West 62% | ||
70% of people want more information on complementary medicine | |||
| Scotland 71% | Wales and West 70% | ||
| North East 62% | East Anglia 70% | ||
| Lancashire 72% | London 69% | ||
| Yorkshire 65% | Southern 70% | ||
| Midlands 75% | South West 73% | ||
63% of people agree they should be able to see complementary medicine available on the NHS | |||
| Scotland 71% | Wales and West 63% | ||
| North East 51% | East Anglia 59% | ||
| Lancashire 63% | London 63% | ||
| Yorkshire 65% | Southern 62% | ||
| Midlands 64% | South West 43% | ||
Nearly a quarter of people (24%) agree they would be reluctant to tell their GP about any complementary medicine they are using | |||
| Scotland 20% | Wales and West 19% | ||
| North East 26% | East Anglia 20% | ||
| Lancashire 30% | London 29% | ||
| Yorkshire 23% | Southern 16% | ||
| Midlands 24% | South West 33% | ||
29% of people agree they would stop taking prescription or over-the-counter medicine if they were going to use complementary medicine | |||
| Scotland 32% | Wales and West 29% | ||
| North East 32% | East Anglia 36% | ||
| Lancashire 30% | London 27% | ||
| Yorkshire 32% | Southern 29% | ||
| Midlands 26% | South West 24% | ||
Only 3% of people realise that chiropractic is regulated by law | |||
| Scotland 6% | Wales and West 6% | ||
| North East 5% | East Anglia 4% | ||
| Lancashire 1% | London 4% | ||
| Yorkshire 2% | Southern 6% | ||
| Midlands 2% | South West -- | ||
Only 3% of people realise that osteopathy is regulated by law | |||
| Scotland 1% | Wales and West 7% | ||
| North East 2% | East Anglia 1% | ||
| Lancashire 3% | London 4% | ||
| Yorkshire 2% | Southern 4% | ||
| Midlands 2% | South West -- | ||
8% of people wrongly think acupuncture is regulated by law | |||
| Scotland 4% | Wales and West 7% | ||
| North East 4% | East Anglia 12% | ||
| Lancashire 8% | London 10% | ||
| Yorkshire 6% | Southern 11% | ||
| Midlands 10% | South West -- | ||